592    Charles County Court Proceedings, 1662-1666.

             Liber B William Burnam Demands a warrant against Mr Francis Pope
                  Mr John Hatch and W Arthur Turnor in an action of trespas as
                  ouerseers to the Estate of Richard Smith and Subpenes for James
                  Johnson and William Potter
                    Warrant to the Sheriffe to arest and a subpene to warne Return-
                  able the 12th of September Ao 1665

                   William Burnam Plantiue
                 Mr Francis Pope Mr John Hatch W Arthur turnor as Ouerseers to
                     the Estate of Richard Smith Defendants

             [p.  483] The Plantiue Declares against the defendants in an action of tres-
                  pas for that hee hath sarued the full tearme of seauen years and hath
                  by them since bin Constrained to sarue Longor; Contrary to all
                  Equity and lustise and the usuall Custom of this Contry thearfor
                  humbly Craueth order of Court for his freedom and dammages with
                  Cost and Charge of suit:

              August Joseph Edmonds demands a warrant against Richard Pinner in an
                12th action of the Case
                    Warrant to the Sheriffe to Arest &c Ret: 12th of September Ao
                   1665

                  Joseph Edmonds Plantiue the Plantiue declaer against the defen-
                  Richard Pinner Deffendant dant in an action of the Case for that the
                  defendant hath Receaued and Harbored a Runaway Saruant of the
                  Plantiues by name Patricke Humes for aboue three mounths nor
                  woold Restore to the Plantiue his saruant upon demand but Perump-
                  torily iustified his detinew till the plantiue at much Charge losse and
                  troble was Compelled to Carry witneses to Stafford County Court
                  and thear tacke thear depositions and tacke Certificate from the
                  iudges of the sayd Court of the sayd Saruant beeing his unto the PIt:
                  very great Charge los and troble by seuerall voyages maed into this
                  Prouince of Mariland all which proceedings of the defendants bath
                  bin Quit Contrary to the Act of Assembly entituled An Act touch-
                  ing Runaways folio 24 A of the Acts of Assembly Whearfor the
                  Plantiue humbly humbly Craueth that the defendant (who hath wit-
                  tingly and willingly detayned the sayd Saruant and with a bad Con-
                  science intertayned Posses and enioyed the sayd Seruants time aboue
                  specified Labour and fruits thearof) may bee Compelled by vertue
             [p. 484]   of an order from this Court to satisfie unto the Plantiue his Damages
                  according to the aformentioned Act of Assembly with Cost and
                  Charge of suit

                    Bartholmew Gartherell demands a warrant against William Price
                  and John Boyden in an action of Assault and Battery and subpenes
                  for John Price and John flemine
                    Warrant and Subpenes to the Sheriffe & Ret: 12 of 7ber 1665